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Old 01-11-2008, 11:03 PM   #71 (permalink)
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So I am ignorant? If all they want is the title of marriage, but could have all the same rights, it seems like theyre the ignorant ones of the bunch. And I have the right to be a bigot if I would like to. You get on my case saying "its only a word" but you bitch about more than I am. Get over yourselves.
Yeah you're ignorant and they're not ignorant. Do you want to know why? Because granting them the same rights under a different name isn't equality. It's just encouraging this sick idea that homosexuals are different. Guess what? They're not, they're living breathing human beings who deserve every right any other human being deserves. This is the civil rights movement all over again. People like you are the reason segregation and slaves were a problem in the first place.
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The majority of abortions occur amongst the economically disadvantaged and teenagers. I havn't just been going on about girls being raped and there's a fact for you.
That is not a fact, it is a statement that you made to try to support your argument. Show me where you read that only poor people and teenagers have abortions. That's utter bullsh*t.

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For the ten billionth time, the morning after pill isn't guaranteed to work (it only works 89% of the time) and you can't purchase it anyway if you're under 18 and abortions commonly occur amongst WHO? TEENAGERS! CHILDREN UNDER 18.
Regardless of age, if you go to a hospital or to the police the WILL give it to you. It can only be purchased over the counter when 18. The police arent going to deny a rape victim the morning after pill just b/c they are under 18, that's more bullsh*t youre spouting.

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Okay then you should've had twice the chance to read what I say. You continue to exaggerate and only pick out little bits of what I say (see the rape comment you made above) and in some cases completely ignore everything I type and repeat something over and over like it proves something despite the fact my original statement answered it.
Okay, you're really starting to piss me off. This is exactly what you're doing, so saying I'm the one doing does not make it so.

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Not all woman want to deal with the side effects you realize that? You make it sound like it's all easy and no complicated at all. While in utero the baby baby can become lethargic and have problems getting into position for delivery. It's also been known to cause respiratory depression and decreased fetal heart rate. There's also the blood pressure complications, the headaches and very rarely permanent nerve damage could occur.
There are possibilities of complications with ALL pregnancies, not just ones resulting from abortion. What's worse in your opinion: high blood pressure or death? You think high blood pressure is an issue for the mother, what about the baby? It's getting KILLED. Which is worse in your opinion? (this is a rhetorical question, as I know you're ignorant answer already)

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Once again, I'm talking orphanages Mr. put every baby you don't want into an adoption home.
Orphanages? I forgot it was 1923. There is a foster care system in place. The government takes care of the chidren and puts them in homes until they can find parents willing to adopt them. This isnt Annie, theyre not eating grool and getting beaten with broomsticks.

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Yeah but 1 in every 3 woman will abort once during her lifetime, you take that away (barring back alley abortions) and you're going to have much more babies to give up for adoption.
I don't believe that number for one millisecond. Where did you get that figure from? I demand a source for such a fallacious fact.

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Prove to me a fetus is all that, you can't. It goes both ways and a fetus isn't legally considered a human being.
Letting a fetus live is natural, killing it is not. It's your task to provide a reason for killing it, not mine to provide a reason to let it live.

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Prove to me a fetus is an innocent child before you go and make statements like that.
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You're the one comparing abortion to shooting up meth and child molestations, which is extremely illogical.
Look at my last statement addressing your analogy, it answered this. Read what I type, comprehend it, please try.

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Because it's those kind of people who make these ridiculous arguments, most of which slide both ways and try and hide from simple facts.
That's an entirely stereotypical and offensive statement. You criticize people for not wanting to call a union between homosexuals a marriage, calling them close-minded. It's okay for you to have your opinion, but no one else can? Hows that work? You can be close-minded and belittle christians, but they cant criticize you or homosexuals? Whats good for the goose is good for the gander.

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Are we really rewarding them? Do we see an illegal immigrant not deport them?
Giving them amnesty would be rewarding them, which is what I have been saying for 3 straight pages, if you would bother to actually read this, rather than just blindy reply with "everything is americas fault" and "back alley abortions is messy biznuss."

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We're not talking a few jobs, we're talking MILLIONS. There's an estimated 7 million to 20 million illegal immigrations in america. Let's meet in the middle, that's 13.5 million MILLION jobs. There's 8.2 million unemployed people in America. What are we going to do about the millions of job that won't filled?
Did you not read what the f*ck I just said? 1 weekend a month, 2 weeks a year. That leaves plenty of time for them to remain in their jobs.

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I am relying on facts, I started history you're just choosing to ignore it.
You stated history, but it did nothing to prove your point. Maybe youve led a sheltered lifestyle, but just becuase YOU believe something does not make it true, sheez...

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The jobs aren't just not the best ones, they're horrible low wage jobs that you can't even support your family off of and if you can't support your family off the job why keep it?
Once again, isnt SOME money better than NO money? Do I need to start a poll so you can see that your POV is unique and skewed?

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It's not helping you and taking up your time when you could sneak over the border and send money BACK to your family and support them.
If mexicans could come here legally they would, right? My proposition for a road to amnest via military enrollement has little if any permeabilities. It would allow them to become citizens and earn an even better fair, american wage. How can you argue with that? And if they earn money here and send it to mexico, that only hurts our economy. If they become citizens, they could move their family here and spend their money here. It's a win-win situation.

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Really, if you were in there shoes which would you rather do? And don't give me that I'd stay in Mexico crap, you'd be hopping the border with the rest of them because you have a family to think about.
I would come here and earn a decent living. But if given the chance, my plan I stated above sounds like a great option.

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I know it may be hard for you to comprehend but these are REAL PEOPLE with REAL FAMILIES, not just things and numbers. Just because they want to make a better life for themselves doesn't mean they deserved to be killed (and yes, we do kill Mexicans trying to cross the border all the time) or detained.
So we should kill innocent children, but not criminals? We have a secured border, not a militarized one. Guards who kill illegals crossing the border get reprimanded and sent to prison, watch the news lately?
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People die trying to cross the border. Groups like the minute men have admitted that if they wanted to they could kill immigrants and no one would ever know. There are hundreds of bodies found along the border each year and these are just bodies FOUND. There's no true account on how many people die on the border every year, it's just an unknown figure we just know there's alot.
Many people die crossing the border b/c of the horrid conditions, not b/c they are shot and left there. Most illegals crossing the border that are killed were killed by OTHER illegals who were crossing the border, not by americans sitting on their porch with rifles.

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The fact you treat it like we're being invaded and we should force these people to enter the armed forces or go back and etc makes me sick. It's not even a plausible argument seeing as it's totally hypothetical so I don't know where I bother replying to it anymore. How do you think we got here anyway?
Why does it make you sick Mr. Encyclopedia Dramatica? It offers a legitimate solution to a legitimate problem.

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By entering the native american army for four years? No we came through and slaughtered them what are THEY doing?
That was nearly 250 years ago, hardly comparable to today's modern society with our modern problems. Native americans are people too, they have normal jobs, they dont get discrimated against. I am in fact part native american, half of my family is native american. We are normal people.

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Going through and filling jobs and keeping our economy, which is in a very poor state, in a better state then it would be? These are people like you or me, were not superior to them. There not coming here with plans to take over the country, there looking for jobs thats all.
Why are you getting to defensive? I never said we were superior to them, nor did I say they were trying to take over our country. You countering non-existant arguments is funny to watch.

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What are you worried about, soon they might seek citizenship and vote, or god forbid pay taxes!
This is exactly what my road to amnesty would lead to, thats why I'm advocating it! Do you even realize what you're typing anymore?

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I'll admit I did come off like I was saying America was the sole reason for Mexico's lack of prosperity and we're not but there are tons of other issues but America is a VERY large reason.
Ah, now we're getting somewhere. America may be a PART of the problem, but once again, we are not mexico's big brother. It is not our job to save them.

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I comprehend completely where you're coming from it's the same disgusting ethnocentrism that seems to fill, no not fill, plague, every other American's mind.
So now you can read the minds of 300 million other people? Nice. Stop playing like you or the mexicans are some sort of victims, it's pathetic.

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You think because someone crosses an imaginary land to search for a better life (searching for a better life? sound familiar?) that they should be evicted.
Imaginary? America is quite the tangible place...
And yes, they SHOULD be evicted, they broke the law and came here illegally, but I don.t want them to be. Hence my reasoning to give them a road ro amnesty, so they can stay here. Start paying attention, pleeeease.

But think about it. If someone broke into your house and then started protesting thier right to live their? What would happen? Would you reward them by letting them stay their, take your food and send it back to their family, then reward them by giving them the deed to your house? Apparently YOU would.

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What about the native tribes that lived along the border? They have been forced of of THEIR land, that them and their ancestors have been on for who knows how long by invaders.
Ones that were displaced hundreds of years ago, thats my fault how?

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Do people like you stand up for them? No because they're not "American." Displaced native tribes along the borders have become literally, indigenous aliens, exiled from their lands.
They can have the same road to amnesty as the mexicans.

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I hope next time you cross the border you are detained without trial for months on end, then shipped across the border after your valuables have been stripped form you. That is all.
Well, although I am against abortion, you are a walking, talking, breathing example of a quality reason to abort with a coat hanger.

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Yeah you're ignorant and they're not ignorant. Do you want to know why? Because granting them the same rights under a different name isn't equality.
I'm not ignorant, I'm close-minded, theres a difference. And if you tell me "its just a word", im must tell you the same thing. I see no difference between the close-mindedness of our views.

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It's just encouraging this sick idea that homosexuals are different.
They ARE different, ask them, youd be surprised.

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Guess what? They're not, they're living breathing human beings who deserve every right any other human being deserves.
I have stated numerous times this exact same thing, read harder.

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This is the civil rights movement all over again. People like you are the reason segregation and slaves were a problem in the first place.
Yes, people like me who think everyone deserves the same rights and securites, as Ive been saying this whole time, were the cause of slavery. You are super dumb.

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I'm going to bed now. I await your uber-spiffy response
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That is not a fact, it is a statement that you made to try to support your argument. Show me where you read that only poor people and teenagers have abortions. That's utter bullsh*t.
I didn't even say ONLY teenagers and poor people have abortions. Once again read my posts please. Here's where I got my information. http://www.plannedparenthoodnj.org/a..._newjersey.pdf then because that one didn't include age ranges I went here Facts on American Teens' Sexual and Reproductive Health

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Regardless of age, if you go to a hospital or to the police the WILL give it to you.
It isn't legal to give them someone under 18 without parental consent which is essentially the same thing. Hospitals and police stations (do they even carry morning after pills?) don't make a habit of breaking the law.

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It can only be purchased over the counter when 18.
Correct.

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The police arent going to deny a rape victim the morning after pill just b/c they are under 18, that's more bullsh*t youre spouting.
See my point two posts above this, that's a crime police stations don't commit crimes.

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Okay, you're really starting to piss me off. This is exactly what you're doing, so saying I'm the one doing does not make it so.
I'm responding to everything you're saying but since you're convinced I'm not I'll re-word and re-quote everything so you can see me replying to each individual thing.

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There are possibilities of complications with ALL pregnancies, not just ones resulting from abortion.
Not all mothers who want to follow through with pregnancy want added complications. I never said complications only happen in this case, stop putting words in my mouth.

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What's worse in your opinion: high blood pressure or death? You think high blood pressure is an issue for the mother, what about the baby? It's getting KILLED. Which is worse in your opinion? (this is a rhetorical question, as I know you're ignorant answer already)
As usual, you're missing my point. Epidural anesthesia can result in complications not only harmful to the mother but to the baby to. Okay she would've originally killed the fetus (didn't from the baby, you keep confusing the two) but now that she's going to have it why would she want to risk her own health as well as this child?

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Orphanages? I forgot it was 1923.
There's still such things as orphanages you even acknowledged it "Most children in orphanages are older than babies." What are you trying to say here?

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There is a foster care system in place.
I never said there wasn't.

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The government takes care of the chidren and puts them in homes until they can find parents willing to adopt them.
Not everyone want to be foster parents and that doesn't guarantee adoption either. There's still 115000 children waiting in the system.

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This isnt Annie, theyre not eating grool and getting beaten with broomsticks.
Where did I say anything like that? I'm just saying there's only so much space for children.

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I don't believe that number for one millisecond. Where did you get that figure from? I demand a source for such a fallacious fact.
Sorry I had my figures wrong, remembering this **** from a month ago in an assignment isn't easy. "Each year, two out of every 100 women aged 15–44 have an abortion; 48% of them have had at least one previous abortion." Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States Still a pretty high number.

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Letting a fetus live is natural, killing it is not. It's your task to provide a reason for killing it, not mine to provide a reason to let it live.

See above.
Are you actually going to pull what is and what isn't natural? Half the stuff we eat isn't natural, what we're doing now (arguing on an internet forum) isn't natural. We are not a natural society anymore and it isn't up to the bible to decide what is and what isn't moral either before you go and pull that.

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Look at my last statement addressing your analogy, it answered this. Read what I type, comprehend it, please try.
It's an illogical analogy, murder and ripping the tag off of a mattress are both illegal. They're nowhere near similar or comparable offenses.

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That's an entirely stereotypical and offensive statement.
It's not and I'll explain why.

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You criticize people for not wanting to call a union between homosexuals a marriage, calling them close-minded.
Me wanting open marriage to all couples is close-minded how?

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It's okay for you to have your opinion, but no one else can? Hows that work?
I didn't say you couldn't have an opinion but what that opinion is and isn't isn't up to your opinion.

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You can be close-minded and belittle christians, but they cant criticize you or homosexuals? Whats good for the goose is good for the gander.
My criticism of christians is based on factual and bigoted beliefs they have. There's is based on what some book written 2000 years ago by straight religious males says.

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Giving them amnesty would be rewarding them, which is what I have been saying for 3 straight pages, if you would bother to actually read this, rather than just blindy reply with "everything is americas fault" and "back alley abortions is messy biznuss."
That's not how I've been replying to everything, you're just being pointlessly condescending here.

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Did you not read what the f*ck I just said? 1 weekend a month, 2 weeks a year. That leaves plenty of time for them to remain in their jobs.
Some of them would rather be working that weekend this is all hypothetical anyway, as I stated before, so it's not really worth debating this much now is it?

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You stated history, but it did nothing to prove your point.
My history I stated proves my point America is partly to blame for the situation Mexico is in.

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Maybe youve led a sheltered lifestyle, but just becuase YOU believe something does not make it true, sheez...
When it's history it makes it true.

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Once again, isnt SOME money better than NO money? Do I need to start a poll so you can see that your POV is unique and skewed?
Some money isn't much better than no money when some money can't support you.

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If mexicans could come here legally they would, right? My proposition for a road to amnest via military enrollement has little if any permeabilities. It would allow them to become citizens and earn an even better fair, american wage. How can you argue with that?
Too bad you're road to amnesty isn't even going to happen right? It's not even worth debating.

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And if they earn money here and send it to mexico, that only hurts our economy. If they become citizens, they could move their family here and spend their money here. It's a win-win situation.[
Um, they need to keep some of the money to support themselves and they can't go shopping for necessities in Mexico now can they? Plus I'm more referring to the fact that in doing all these jobs they fill needed positions in society, while they don't get fair pay sure they're still contributing. Sending them all away would pretty much ruin our workforce.

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I would come here and earn a decent living. But if given the chance, my plan I stated above sounds like a great option.
But your plan isn't existent so...

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So we should kill innocent children, but not criminals?
FOR THE THOUSANDTH TIME FETUSES ARE NOT PROVEN CHILDREN. Also are you admitted you would come here and earn a decent living and then turn around and call people doing it criminals and saying it's okay to murder them? Kind of nonsensical there oojay.

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We have a secured border, not a militarized one. Guards who kill illegals crossing the border get reprimanded and sent to prison, watch the news lately?
How does that change the fact it happens?

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Many people die crossing the border b/c of the horrid conditions, not b/c they are shot and left there.
Somehow I doubt the rising border death rate (just 29% in the last year) is rising due to horrid conditions.

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Most illegals crossing the border that are killed were killed by OTHER illegals who were crossing the border,
Yeah most but not all and it's a problem we don't care to fix or try to fix.

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not by americans sitting on their porch with rifles.
I don't know many Americans that sit on there located by the border house with a rifle I didn't even imply that.

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Why does it make you sick Mr. Encyclopedia Dramatica? It offers a legitimate solution to a legitimate problem.
Because we shouldn't force these people to do anything to want a better life.

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That was nearly 250 years ago, hardly comparable to today's modern society with our modern problems.
So I guess you think all that first nation slaughtering was okay because it happened in the past then?

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Native americans are people too, they have normal jobs, they dont get discrimated against. I am in fact part native american, half of my family is native american. We are normal people.
See above, they've been discriminated again and treating it unfairly.

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Why are you getting to defensive? I never said we were superior to them, nor did I say they were trying to take over our country. You countering non-existant arguments is funny to watch.
Because I actually care about what goes on around here thats why I get defensive because I'm passionate about it.
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This is exactly what my road to amnesty would lead to, thats why I'm advocating it! Do you even realize what you're typing anymore?
Your road to amnesty is hypothetical I'm growing pretty tired of debating it and discussing it because guess what? It's not going to happen why waste time on it?

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Ah, now we're getting somewhere. America may be a PART of the problem, but once again, we are not mexico's big brother. It is not our job to save them.
And it's not our job to even try and help undo the BIG mistake we inflicted upon them?

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So now you can read the minds of 300 million other people? Nice. Stop playing like you or the mexicans are some sort of victims, it's pathetic.
We helped put them in the situation they're in and the majority of Americans don't care otherwise we would be doing something about it.
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Imaginary? America is quite the tangible place...
I meant imaginary line in the land.

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And yes, they SHOULD be evicted, they broke the law and came here illegally, but I don.t want them to be. Hence my reasong to give them a road ro amnesty, so they can stay here. Start paying attention, pleeeease.
*sigh* I've re-stated the problem with your fictional road to amnesty several times I'm going to just start ignoring it everytime you treat it like it's helping these people.

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But think about it. If someone broke into your house and then started protesting thier right to live their? What would happen? Would you reward them by letting them stay their, take your food and send it back to their family, then reward them by giving them the deed to your house? Apparently YOU would.
Um...a more accurate metaphor would be what if someone snuck into your house and started doing various chores for pay...well that isn't accurate seeing as America isn't a house. It's a wide open land and they come here and get a job and pay their way into it society like other Americans.

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Ones that were displaced hundreds of years ago, thats my fault how?
This isn't really right what were doing to them seeing as we're part of the problem and we have no intention of fixing it.

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They can have the same road to amnesty as the mexicans.
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Well, although I am against abortion, ou are a walking, talking, breathing example of a quality reason to abort with a coat hannger.
Very mature!

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I'm not ignorant, I'm close-minded, theres a difference. And if you tell me "its just a word", im must tell you the same thing. I see no difference between the close-mindedness of our views.
Sure if we get super anal and technical then everything is just a word but marriage is a bit more than just a word to people that want to get married. Is that really hard to understand?

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They ARE different, ask them, youd be surprised.
One of my best friends is a lesbian and shes know different from any other of my female friends. I also know several gay boys and they're no different either. So what they like the same sex instead of a different sex. It's no reason to look at them different. Everyone is different.

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I have stated numerous times this exact same thing, read harder.
Yet you're opposed to giving them the right of marriage, makes sense.

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Yes, people like me who think everyone deserves the same rights and securites, as Ive been saying this whole time, were the cause of slavery.
This makes no sense, you say they deserve the same rights but you don't think they deserve marriage. Correct me if I'm missing something here.
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You need to drop the insults. Admittedly I come across as condescending when I'm arguing but I usually try and avoid directly insulting someone. I said you make me sick but that is all (I did say it was people like you but you're contradicting yourself and saying they shouldn't have equal rights etc so I still stand by that) you're on your second chance here and you could say I'm antagonizing you but you we're fully aware that last time you were here this was the sort of thing that led to fights like this. So kindly start being kind or you'll be gone again.
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Ok well anywho...the reason I'm not fond of Clinton is that she's part of the old boys network in washington and I've never really been alright with the glad-handing that goes on there.

People call that "experience" but I'm fairly certain that state government has a monopoly on ****ing me blind. I don't need washington to pull that same hogwash.

I don't disagree with her stance on the war or healthcare, but its her stance in politics thats especially trying. I was never a fan of NAFTA, and yes I realize that she isn't Bill Clinton, but thats another I have with Hillary, she's the most nimble of the "flip-floppers" to date. This isn't limited to her midcampaign change up but her ability to pull the "not a washington insider/washington experienced" BS.

For example, one of the reasons people love her is that she served as a politically prominent first lady with her husband, but on issues that people took umbrage "she had no hand in actual legislation."

Not to mention that she openly says she accepts money from lobbyists and while this isn't a huge issue, campaigned actively in Michigan prior to the NH primary.
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one of the reasons i dont think Clinton should win is the fact that shes a Clinton. It just seems as though America is switching back and forth between the same two families, first Bush senior, then Clinton, then Buch Jr, and now another Clinton. Its sick! Now if she was the best person for the job, it would be differnet, but she is clearly not. The only reason some women are voting for her, is because of the fact that she is indeed a women, which is not right.
Im not even American, so its not like i can vote, but Clinton would probably not be the one i would vote for.
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The femanist sentiment that is rising up in the media here around her campaign, with its constant coverage for her, and occational grrrl power corny lines is the "*** marrige in 2004" issue in this campaign.

In other words, its an issue that will probably serve them well enough for a victory but the backlash will be twice as powerful and will do much more harm than good.

Prediction: If she wins and shows anything less than near perfection in 2012 the republicans will waltz into that white house, and more scary will be if she survives until 2016. Don't get me wrong. I don't hate her, and if she actually carries through on what she stands for, more power to her. But the opposition forces have been writing her coffin since 1998 and if you don't think they are laying in wait, salivating at the chance to go for the jugular, you're foolish.

They'd do it anyway. She's a woman and while I don't think the other side is sexist, I do think their oppertunists, and if you can subtly get across that 1950's sentiment to a voting public that feels screwed, the game is over. But the femist "its time for a woman" hog**** is fanning the flames.

Paula Poundstone once said "So many people are praising this year 'the year of the woman, its the year of the woman!' [when 9 women were elected to U.S. congress]" well what happens next year? "Ok we had our turn, I guess its time to give it back to them men."

And shes dead on. Making claims such as "its time for a woman" or "its time to let a woman handle things, you men have ****ed it up for too long" (my mother loves that one) is all but inviting the time table for american politics that we've been trying to get for 4 years here with Iraqi politics.

Playing any sort of game, like gender with Clinton or, as Michelle Obama continues to foolishly try, Race with Barack, you are going to see one of the most furious uprisings since they tabled the Salvery debate in the senate for 7 years.

When you're playing games with the Republican party, there is zero room to screw around. Don't get in on tears and girl power and think they aren' planning Jeb's run in 2012.
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